Fearnley Family History
Fearnley Name Meaning
English (Yorkshire): from any of various places called with Old English fearn ‘fern bracken’ + lēah ‘wood clearing’ notably the Yorkshire places Farnley near Otley Farnley near Armley Farnley Tyas Fearnley in Wyke Fernley Hill in Altofts and perhaps also Fernilee in Derbyshire. English: variant of Farley .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022